M74 in Pisces

Imaged from Nova Scotia, Summer, 2015

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LRGB Combination
Data
Altitude at culmination 61°
Minimum Airmass Value (sec z) 1.1
Mean FWHM 2.8 arc-s
Taking Camera SBIG STL-11002XM Nova Scotia Spring, 2015, ~mag 6.4 - @-20C
Imaging OTA AG Optics iDK 14.5"
Equivalent focal length and ratio 2465mm f/6.7
Mount Astro-Physics 1600GTO
Guiding PHD2/MMOAG/Lodestar X-2
LRGB Total integration time 17hr10m L 28X10min, R25x10 min, G-25x10 min, B25x10 min-Astrodon Gen 2 I series Filters. Binned 1X1
Acquisition Main Sequence Software-Sequence Generator Pro
Calibration and Stacking Darks, Flats and Bias - Stacked and calibrated with PixInsight
Reprocessed Jan 2023 PixInsight, Affinity Photo v.2.03 and Bob Franke's CCDBand-Aid

 

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